Perioperative transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulations as part of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol for living donors undergoing nephrectomy: A randomized, controlled clinical trial

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Living kidney donors (LKDs) experience perioperative anxiety. We designed the following study to evaluate the anxiolytic effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) during the perioperative period in a group of LKDs undergoing laparotomy nephrectomy.

Methods

LKDs were randomly assigned to either the TEAS or control group. Participants in the TEAS group received 30min of intervention (6–15 mA, 2–100 Hz), at Yintang (EX-HN-3), bilateral Taichong (LR3) and Neiguan (PC6) one day before surgery (D0), before induction of anesthesia (D1) and one day after surgery (D2). The participants in the control group received the same placement of electrodes but without electrical stimulation. Venous blood was collected before each intervention. Anxiety levels

SUBMITTER: Hou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10025023 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature